Jacks

Jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, runners, and scads belong to the Carangidae family of marine fishes. Most are fast-swimming predators.

Giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis

Bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus

Tunas

Tunas are fish of the mackerel family. There are five genera including fifteen species. Tunas can maintain a body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water. They are among the fastest-swimming pelagic fish.

Dogtooth tuna (white tuna), Gymnosarda unicolor

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